The company will reprocess existing 2D seismic data and then carry out a 160,000 hectare 3D seismic survey over block C19 under the three-year deal – subject to final government approval.
Block C19 covers an area of 1.4 million hectares and is located 30 kilometres off the coast of Mauritania in water depths of between five metres and 2100 metres, the company said.